Ben Foden is doubt for autumn Tests after ‘significant’ ankle injury

England full-back Ben Foden is a fitness doubt for the autumn Test matches after suffering ‘significant damage’ to his ankle ligaments.

Ben Foden picked up his injury playing for Northampton at Bath in the Premiership (Picture: Getty)

The 27-year-old picked up the injury when he was tackled by Bath’s Tom Biggs when they played Foden’s club side Northampton. and a club statement said he would be out for ‘a number of weeks’.He was in clear pain as he was helped from the pitch and left the stadium wearing a surgical boot. A replay official viewed the challenge and confirmed that it was a fair challenge and there was no foul.The first match of England’s autumn schedule is against Fiji at Twickenham on November 10, with subsequent games against Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.If Foden fails to recover in time for the matches, Harlequins’ Mike Brown and Alex Goode of Saracens would be potential repacements, as they both played at full-back on England’s summer tour of South Africa.